Before This tree was purchased in Napa Valley, CA from a closing nursery 3 hours away from my house. The owner passed away and his son was liquidating off all the stock. I selected this bald cypress because of it’s interesting deadwood and exposed [...]
Before Aviccenia germinans, it is one of the best species to work with in the American tropics, however rarely do one see bonsai from the species, I would guess that it is because of the apparently larger leaves, as compare to bottonwood (conocarpus [...]
Before The fallen trunk is actually a very thick root removed from another bonsai. The root was thrown under the benches but when it started sprouting new shoots it was covered up with soil.It was removed spring 2012 from the ground, cut back for the [...]
Before This tree was collected on the northern California coast in old timber country. The wide trunk and the aged interesting decaying deadwood are testaments to the quality of such material. Coast Redwood bud back frequently with minimal effort. The [...]
I dug this plant from my old farm on 10 01 2013. They were 3 plants like a clamp. I separated them, and reduced the long branches. Planted it directly in the ground. It did not skip a bit and budded shortly. It had very little roots when I dug it out. [...]
Before Aviccenia germinans, it is one of the best species to work with in the American tropics, however rarely do one see bonsai from the species, I would guess that it is because of the apparently larger leaves, as compare to bottonwood (conocarpus [...]
Before Haematoxylum campechianum (Logwood) is a species of flowering tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. The old wood from this tree is extremely hard, one of the hardest I seen, the wood is dark red (haematoxilin is extracted from this tree) and that’s [...]
Before My tree that I am entering into the contest is a Buttonwood, the Scientific name is Conocarpus Erectus. The tree currently stands 43 inches not including the plastic nursery pot that has been cut down. The width is 29 inches. The tree was purchased [...]
